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Families covered: Yonge of Basilden, Yonge of Bristol, Yonge of Colliton (Culleton or Colynton), Yonge of Escot
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Vivian identifies this family's Arms as "Erm., on a bend cotised sa., three griffin's heads erased or.".
Thomas Yonge, Mayor of Bristol (a 1410, 1425)
1. Thomas Yonge of Bristol (d 1476, judge)
  A. Thomas Yonge of Bristol and Basilden, Berkshire probably father of ...
  i. Roger Yonge of Basilden (b 1492-3, d 03.03.1589) probably brother of ...
  ii. Walter Yonge from Basilden (Bassington) (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509, "came into Devon") the first mentioned by Vivian
a. John Yonge of Cobeton & Botteshorne Paulet and/or Axminster (MP)
  m. Joan Colleton (dau of John Colleton or Collington)
  (1) Walter Yonge of Plym(outh) (bpt 21.04.1579, dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Prynn ("an Alien")
  (2) John Yonge of Culleton or Colliton, Devon (bur 30.09.1612)
  m. Alice Starre or Stere or Shere
(A) Walter Yonge of Colliton & Upton Hylions (bur 26.12.1649, MP)
  m. Jane Periam (dau of Sir John Periam of Exeter)
  (i) Sir John Yonge, 1st Bart of Culleton or Colliton (bpt 02.10.1603, bur 26.08.1663)
  m. (by 1623) Elizabeth or Margaret Strode (dau of Sir William Strode of Newnham, Sheriff of Devon)
(a) Sir Walter Yonge, 2nd Bart of Colliton (b c1625, d 21.11.1670, 2nd son)
  m. (30.03.1649) Isabel Davie (bpt 07.10.1631, bur 15.01.1672-3, dau of Sir John Davie, 1st Bart of Creedy)
((1)) Sir Walter Yonge of Escott, 3rd Bart of Colliton (bpt 08.09.1653, d 18.07.1731, 2nd son)
  m1. (19.04.1677) Gertrude Morrice (bur 13.01.1678-9, dau of Sir William Morrice, 1st Bart of Werrington)
  ((A)) Gertrude Yonge (bur 13.01.1678-9)
  m2. (18.06.1691) Gwen Williams (bur 19.11.1739, dau of Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Bart of Penrhyn)
  ((B)) Sir William Yonge, 4th Bart of Colliton & Escot (b c1693, d 10.08.1755, Secretary of State for War)
  m1. (30.07.1716, div 1724) Mary Heathcote (b 18.06.1696, dau of Samuel Heathcote of Hackney)
  m2. (14.09.1729) Anne Howard (d 12.09.1775, dau of Thomas Howard, 6th Lord of Effingham)
  ((i)) Sir George Yonge, 5th Bart of Colliton, Governor General of the Cape of Good Hope, (b 1731, dsp 25.09.1816, Secretary of War)
  m. (10.07.1765) Anne Cleeve (d 07.01.1833, dau of Bourchier Cleeve of Footscray Place)
  ((ii)) Louisa Yonge
  m. Charles Howard, Dean of Exeter
  ((iii)) Charlotte Yonge mentioned by Vivian but not by BEB1841
  m. James Stuart Fulk
((iv)) Amelia Yonge
  m. Sir Edward Lloyd, Bart of Pengwern
  ((v)) Juliana Yonge
  m. William Sandford of Walford
  ((vi))+ other issue - Howard (d young), Anne, Sophia
  ((C)) Gwen Yonge
  m. Arthur Arscot of Tetcot (MP)
  ((D)) Jane Yonge (d 26.05.1783)
  ((E)) Frances Yonge (a 1728)
m. Edward Sainthill of Bradninch
  ((2)) Isabella Yonge (bpt 20.03.1649-50)
  m. (c05.1673) Richard Duke of Otterton
  ((3)) Anne Yonge (a 1663) mentioned by Vivian but not by BEB1841
  m. _ Warburton
  ((4)) Mary Yonge
  m. John Walrond
((5)) Elizabeth Yonge (bpt 28.03.1665)
  m. (c02.1691-2) Bartholomew Beale of Heath House
  ((6)) Sarah Yonge (bpt 24.05.1670)
  m. Robert Yate of Bristol
  ((7))+ other issue (d unm) - John (bpt 09.09.1651, dvp unm bur 19.05.1668), Francis (b 16.07.1655, bur 13.08.1673), Charles (b 11.03.1658, a 1663), Elizabeth (b 24.07.1657, bur 14.05.1658), Jane (b 23.10.1661, bur 03.02.1665-6), Dorothy (a 1663, bur 10.08.1668), Margaret (bpt 09.06.1669, bur 07.03.1670-1)
  (b) William Yonge 'of Castleton' of St. Martins in the Field, Middlesex (bpt 06.09.1631, a 1684, 4th son) had issue
  m. Jane Drake (dau of Sir John Drake of Ashe)
  (c) Jane Yonge (d 07.1652)
  m. (by 1646) Sir John Drake, 1st Bart of Ashe (b c1619, bur 07.07.1669)
  (d) Elizabeth Yonge (a 1663)
  m. (1656) Thomas Hodges of Shipton Moigne
(e)+ other issue - John (bpt 05.07.1623, bur 06.03.1639-40), Robert (dsp before 05.05.1684), George (bur 11.05.1640), Mary (bpt 04.03.1625-6, bur 08.05.1641), Sarah (bur 11.06.1641)
  (ii) Walter Yonge (b c1608, bur 08.05.1667)
  m. Alice Green (bur 18.03.1678-9, dau of Joyles Green of Purbeck)
(a)+ issue - William (bur 30.03.1663), Elizabeth (a 1663), Alice (a 1663), Jane (a 1663)
  (iii) Jane Yonge (bpt 31.05.1605, d unm before 07.05.1666)
  (B) John Yonge (dsp bur 22.04.1584)
  (C) Jane Yonge
  m. (29.05.1597) Richard Mallock of Axmouth
  (D) Alice Yonge (bpt 28.09.1577)
  m. (08.11.1603) Humphrey Cockeran
  (E) Anne Yonge (bpt 29.09.1581)
m. (18.06.1603) Robert (not Richard) Hill of Hollyland, Taunton
  (F) Jane Yonge (bpt 28.06.1584)
  m. (20.02.1602-3) William Hill of Pounsford
  (G) Mary Yonge (bpt 06.04.1586)
  m. (14.05.1610) William Fry of Yarty or Yeartie
  (3) Robert Yonge
  m. Anne Hassard
  (4) Alice Yonge
  m. William Westopher
  (5) Anne or Agnes Yonge
  m. Richard Kelk of Bristol
  (6) Margery or Margaret Yonge
  m. Hercules Pye or Pyne of Hay
  (7) Helen Yonge
  m1. John Parrett
  m2. Robert Snowe
  b. Julian Yonge
m. _ Borde or Berde
  c. Joan Yonge
  m. Roger Hayman
  d. Jane Yonge
  m. Nicholas Westlake
  e. Florence Yonge
  m. John Pitt
2. Sir John Yonge, Lord Mayor of London (a 1450)
  A. daughter probably of this generation
  m. Sir John Parr(e), Sheriff of Westmoreland (a 1462)

Main source(s): BEB1841 ('Yonge of Culleton'), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions,'Yonge of Colyton, 'p840+) with support from Visitation (Devon, 1620, 'Yonge of Upton Helions'), TCB ('Yonge of Coliton')
[The section on Yonge of Sturminster has been absorbed by Young07.]
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